MARCH 20, 2012 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN USA – Closure Systems International is pleased to announce that its Extra-Lok V 38mm OD cap has been selected for use on a new line of GNC Advanced Nutrition Beverages. GNC, one of the world’s largest specialty retailers of nutritional products, has been helping people “Live Well” for more than 75 years by offering a variety of health and wellness supplements, ranging from vitamins to diet and sports nutrition products. With its licensee partner, Shadow Beverages LLC, GNC has now entered the ready-to-drink beverage category in new markets with an extensive range of Nutritional Waters, Sport Nutrition, and Protein Nutrition Beverages. The range meets the targeted needs of all levels of active consumers.

The GNC beverage line includes “XP” / Extreme Performance drinks, targeted towards intense performance athletes that push themselves above and beyond, and “Active” drinks, formulated to meet the hydration and metabolic needs of more mainstream active consumers. The GNC Nutritional Waters, Sport Nutrition, and Protein Nutrition Beverages are packaged in 20 oz. and 14oz PET bottles by Graham Packaging. The “XP” beverage lines have black labels and black closures, while the “Active” bottles have white labels and clear closures.

The new line of GNC beverages delivers everything active consumers have come to expect from the leader in healthy innovation – significantly superior nutrition. “Extending the GNC brand portfolio to include nutritionally enhanced ready-to-drink beverages makes perfect sense, and Shadow Beverages has done an excellent job developing just the right product and packaging,” said CSI Sales Manager, Sussy Goff. “CSI is thrilled to be a part of such an exciting launch.”

Distribution of the new line of GNC beverages, currently consisting of 14 SKU’s, has begun through various channels in the United States. To learn more go to www.drinkGNC.com.

CSI’s closure systems solutions help customers maximize profits by increasing the marketability of their brands and optimizing their total cost of operations. In its 31 locations worldwide, CSI employs approximately 3,900 people. CSI is part of Reynolds Packaging Division, an operating division of the Rank Group. Visit CSI’s website at www.csiclosures.com.

About Shadow Beverages and Snacks, LLC

Shadow Beverages is a functionally focused allied brand company, founded in 2008 by two long time beverage industry executives with a mission of building a portfolio of beverage and snack consumer products in the fast growing “better for you” and nutritional categories. As an operating company, Shadow’s work is to methodically build their brand partners reach outside their current platforms and passionately execute the strategy that makes a brand successful in the beverage and snack market. Value-added services provided by Shadow include: Experience – Product Development, Distribution, Sales and Marketing Activation; Brand Building – innovation, research & development and operations; and Brand Execution – Distribution, Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Activation. Shadow is proud to be the home of these great beverage and snack brands: GNC Beverages (DRINKGNC), WheyUP, No Fear Energy, Ironclad Energy & Hydration and The American Outdoorsman. To learn more about Shadow visit our website at www.shadowbev.com.